Are you watching the Tour de France? Are you enjoying the French countryside -- the shots of horses running in the fields, vineyards, the towering alps, the architecture of the villages and finally Paris itself?

Now with an Australian defending the yellow jersey, could it be that you're getting more interested in the race but can't make sense of the colourful lycra pack? Join former tour cyclist Stephen Hodge and Ben Larsen, a former elite rider in Denmark, for a beginner's guide to the Tour.